#348Career AssistLegendary
“At 0–0 in a World Cup quarter-final, Messi threads a no-look through ball between Dutch lines that turns a crowded flank into a clear lane for Molina, breaking the deadlock and pushing his late-career World Cup charge with assist number 348.”
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Year2022
World Cup#7
2022/23'#17
2022#1001
2022 World Cup · QF2022-12-09 · 22:00:00
2-2
Netherlands
Argentina
1G1A
Messi reaches double figures in World Cup goals as he delivers a nerveless penalty and a sublime disguised assist in a tense 120-minute quarter-final epic against the Netherlands, carrying 35-year-old Argentina through the pressure of his last realistic shot at the trophy.
Minute35'
Score
0-0→0-1
xG
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Impact
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Scorer: Nahuel Molina
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At 1–1 in a World Cup knockout thriller against France, Messi’s quick-thinking touch and stabbed pass through a crowded box create the deflected opening for Mercado to restore Argentina’s lead, marking career assist number 251.
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